The Best Deal App

A simple & intuitive way to shop for the best deal
This app was conceived to find the absolute best online deal by combining 4 layers of deal search (in the back-end) into a very easy & convenient user experience. The user selects a product. The app:

Finds the merchants with the best deal for that product

Finds the best discounts & coupon codes for that merchant

Finds the best cash back deals for that merchant

Finds the best credit card cash back deals for that merchant

Computes taxes & shipping (if any) based on the shopper’s zip code

The app finds the absolute best deal, along with the top next best deals, in case the user decides to go with a familiar merchant or another for reasons other than the price (ex. better refund policy, faster shipping, additional warranty, etc.).

Smart & useful features
The initial features include the ability to:

Search & browse for specific products

Get the top deals for that product

Dig into a deal to see what it’s made of

Add a zipcode to get taxes & shipping computed within the deals

Buy a product right from the app (merchant site opens in a browser within the app)

A history of purchases initiated from the app

Save deals for future retrieval

Create an account to save account settings, purchases, and favorites

A splash/intro for a quick overview

Interim flowchart

Product design process
Here is the breakdown of tasks that went into designing this product:

Identify typical users (personas) for the app

Identify a list of user needs & wants

Validate user needs & wants via user research

Gather & assess the relevance of business needs

Research the competitive landscape

Create a list of product features that address both user & business needs

Identify MVP feature priorities

Create flowchart

Design wireframes & interactions

Test & iterate on prototypes with users

Design branding & visual design GUI kit

Design high-fidelity visual screens

Test & iterate on prototypes with users

Interim wireframes
Here are a few wireframes that reflect the main user journey from left to right: Home > Search > Search results > The Best Deal.

Early visual design screens
See examples at the top of this page. Note: These early visual design screens do not reflect the latest features & UI components but are there to give an idea of the visual design style of this app.

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